Richard Darío Núñez Pereyra (born 16 February 1976 in

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) is a retired Uruguayan footballer.

Career

He started his professional career in Montevideo playing for

Danubio Danubio Fútbol Club is a Uruguayan football club based in Jardines del Hipódromo, Montevideo that currently plays in the Uruguayan Primera División. Founded in 1932, the club's home stadium is Jardines del Hipódromo, which has a capacity o ...

, then in 2000 he moved to Europe to the

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in Switzerland for a club record €4.5 million. There he scored an impressive number of goals and assists. He moved to Atletico Madrid in Spain in January 2005 as one of the non-EU player and made his debut against

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on 29 January 2005.

Mexico

He has played in Mexico since 13 August 2005, when he joined

Cruz Azul Club de Futbol Cruz Azul or simply Cruz Azul () is a professional football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in the Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Because "azul" means "blue" in Spanish, the club has traditionally ...

, scoring 4 goals against

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in his debut match. He later joined

C.F. Pachuca Club de Fútbol Pachuca is a Mexican professional football team based in Pachuca, Hidalgo, that competes in Liga MX. Founded by Cornish miners from Camborne and Redruth in 1901, it is one of the oldest football clubs in the Americas, and was on ...

. In May 2006, after a successful campaign with Pachuca, he re-signed with Cruz Azul to a 2-year contract. On 3 January 2008 he has been transferred to Cruz Azul's Rival

Club América Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América or simply América, is a professional football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...

for US$1,250,000 in 2-year contract worth $700,000 annually. Núñez already wanted to leave Cruz Azul because his future in Cruz Azul depended on what would happen with the transfer of Cesar Delgado. He played his last game for América in

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semi-finals first leg. He did not play the second leg due to illness and started his holiday from 4 to 24 June.

Transfer controversy

On 6 June 2008 he was put on the transfer list by Club América. Nuñez was to stay at Club América as a punishment but without playing any tournament or filial teams for not accepting to go to

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. However, Nuñez unilaterally terminated his contract and left for

Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neigh ...

in September 2008, after

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granted the player had rights to sign a new club independently to the contract dispute with América. Also, América sued Nuñez for damages after AWOL (since 25 June) on 13 August directly to FIFA and he counter-sued the club for un-paid wages of August and to resolute the contract as the club allegedly prevented him to train with club through phone conversation. On 5 February 2010, FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber returned the case to

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. In July 2010, Núñez reached an agreement with Club América.

Return to Uruguay

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